Key for type-writing and other machines.



R. S. GRAHAM.

' KEY FOR TYPE WRITING. AND OTHER MACHINE S.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7, 1913. I

1,084,005. Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

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i To ill wkom 'itvitay concera'fhfi \v l cit ize n of the United; States,

" 3m s. GRAHAM,

Be it. known that -I,*RoBnnr S. GRAHAM, a and resident i Ythe borough of -Manhattan,"i n the city and I 1 and useful Writing and other Machines, following isa specification.

- object to provide'a key acter 'bearing andfinger sothat when the fingeris'restingupon the State of New 'Yorlg-havef inyent ed aenewi My' invention relates to ke sif-fbr typewriting and other-machines,.and has for its having separate charenga glng' surfaces f "key, "thefcharacter will still beexposed to '15 y p 4 Practical embodiments of the, invention are represented in the accompanyingdrawiing n;Which -q T view.

Figure 1 represents one embodiment in 1 the same, and Fig.

Fig.- 2 represents a front view joi top plan;

3 represents a section taken in the plane of theline'C-C of Fig. 2.

* and Fig. 6- represents. a section taken in '-the'.

c In'both the embodiments shown-,thexkey is rovided with separate character bearing 1 3'0. I 3 I .44 represents a top-plan View of another S cm odiment.ofmy invention; Fig. 5grepresents a view infro'nt eleiratiorfofth same,

planeof the line D--D of Fig. 5;

an finger engaging surfaces.

{In the form shown i Figsal, 2 and. 3, the

keystem is denoted'by land the keyhead by '2'.' This'key head 2 is providedfiwi'th 'a finger e n withinithe periphery of a key of ordinary.

Figs, 31, 5 and e, 'the key head"'2 is provided with acushion round form.

' extended tab 11 vranged to. bear braces .thel key head',- which ring vided with a downwardly and- 0 the character. and tab 11 ably applied tolth'e key head 2,

he key head is shown as oval'in form so as to bring the .In the form sh ii in piece 12, having a 13, an air space 14 09,1 of asthm may be obtained-"for iv; cents each,,by addressing the j specificati oii of Letters Patent. application med February .7; 1e13, Seriai No. 74 ,795,

the top 'of the Improvement in Keys forzTy of which i the thereof.

I P t n surface 7 and a ring 10. em

is prohaving its outer'surface a'r- 1 1 This ring'10 may be permanently or removas desired.

character .bearingsurface. 3p

finger engaging surface or new rank, nQ Y.

. KEY' roRirYPE-wm'rme Ann OTHER iicnmns.

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key head 2 and the top of the cushion piece 12. This cushion piece is pro vided with a flange 15 which fitsover the.

key head 2, and the ring 10in this instance embraces the'flan'ge 1'5 The above described embodimentsare only.

a fewofithe many different form'slin which my invention-could'be embodied. .v By the" use of my inventio n it will be seen that the .characterwill not be obliterated by the extended use ofthe key, and it will furthermore be seen that the cushion piece may befrea'dily applied to, the key h'eadwithout Land a ringemb'racing the key head having bearing surface.

finger engaging surface the key a: character bearing tab" projecting therefro'lmf' 1A e piece having a'finger. engaging surface and a ring embracing saidcushion piece having .a c'h-aracter bearing surface. i 4.;A keyfcomprising-a head, a cushion a character I 2. A keyhaving a and; a ring embracing piec'e'vhaving a finger engaging surface and. I e

a ring embracing said cushion piece and having-acharacter bfeairingtab projecting therem p In testimony my invention, I have signed my 'namein resence of twowitnesses, this fifth day of liebruary,1913. 11 ROBERT seaAnAM,

Witnesses; a F. GEQRGEBARBY,

being formed between ,HENRrGl 'THIEME.

wnh'ington, D, 0." i, v

head having key comprising a head, a cushion Commissioner 0! 21mm,

that Iclaim the foregoing g 

